Monday night I met with a block unit on Maple, just as I will be glad to meet with any organization or block unit that might want the opportunity to talk two-way about what is being proposed and considered. They had some excellent comments and concerns, especially about Etzel Avenue and whether other routes had been considered.
The answer is yes, we have thought about parts of Hodiamont, Plymouth, Cabanne, Metro's Hodiamont bus corridor, and other options to get us over to Porter Park from Wellston. However, Etzel is the best fit, we think, based on our own expertise and the two different consulting companies that have looked at the situation.
First, Etzel will allow us to include all of Porter Park in the greenway. My experience as a city planner suggests that if we only use part of the park, the greenway will not have the desired effect of taming the entire park and making it safe and family-friendly.
Second, Etzel has a traffic light at Skinker and is the only through street to the park where that is true. We plana to come along Etzel (cleaned up, rest assured) for a block in Wellston, so that will work out well.
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